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Sangamo Therapeutics CEO Sandy Macrae on pioneering genetic cures

May 22, 2018

Last November, Sangamo Therapeutics made medical history by treating the first patient with an in vivo genome-editing therapeutic delivered intravenously to “edit” cells within the patient’s body. In a recent talk at MATTER, Sangamo CEO Sandy Macrae discussed how the company’s zinc finger technology for gene editing will fundamentally change how we care for patients and treat disease. Watch the…

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The future of blockchain in healthcare

May 3, 2018

On May 3, MATTER, the University of Illinois at Chicago, SAP and Advanced Clinical hosted Chicago’s first Blockchain in Healthcare Summit. This sold-out event brought together experts from industry and academia to discuss the potential of blockchain technology to improve clinical outcomes, map the patient journey, advance public health goals and more.

During the summit, we caught up with sever…

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Say hello to these new MATTER startups

February 26, 2018

Healthcare innovators join MATTER to learn the skills they need to build successful products, connect with industry leaders and entrepreneurs, and collaborate with world-class companies, health systems and universities to bring new solutions to market as quickly as possible.

Meet a few of the newest additions to our community below. They’re smart, passionate and dedicated people with interesti…

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MATTER turns three!

February 13, 2018

Three years ago today, we opened MATTER.

Our founding premise was to bring entrepreneurs together with industry leaders to collaborate on developing next-generation healthcare technologies. The MATTER community now includes more than 200 cutting-edge startups working together with hospitals and health systems, universities and industry-leading companies. As we announced last month, our communi…

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Three Lakes Partners & MATTER announce winners of $1,000,000 IPF Catalyst Challenge

January 25, 2018

Advance Interactive Response Systems (AIRS), Owlstone Medical and patientMpower awarded $333,333 each; Level Ex wins $50,000 Audience Choice Award

On Wednesday, January 24, researchers, entrepreneurs and innovators from around the world gathered at MATTER for the conclusion to the $1,000,000 IPF Catalyst Challenge. Following presentations from nine finalists, Three Lakes Partners – a venture p…

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